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August 24, 2008 - August 30, 2008 Archives
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By Paul Kenyon  Email
Two of the PGA's best lefties, Mike Weir and Phil Mickelson, have made the big news early in the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, although for different reasons. It was all good news for Weir. The Canadian......
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5:15 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Read Steven Krasner's story here.......
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4:15 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Newport International Boat Show -- one of the five largest in-water boat shows in the country -- always has a diverse selection of vessels, from 16 feet to 85 feet. This year, however, the show will feature an entirely......
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2:03 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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NORTON, Mass. _ Vijay Singh is threatening to make a runaway of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs. After winning the first of the four-tournament series last week in New Jersey, Singh has gotten off to a flying start......
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1:53 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Tomorrow is the day the Patriots must pare their roster to 53 players for the start of the regular season. And Shalise Manza Young has gone through the candidates and come up with her predictions for who is staying and......
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1:38 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
NEW YORK (AP) - Two New York Yankees pitchers and one Chicago Cubs pitcher from the Dominican Summer League were each suspended 50 games Friday for testing positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs under baseball's minor league program. Justo Arias and......
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12:40 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Site: Meade Stadium Records: Monmouth 0-0, 0-0 NEC; URI 0-0, 0-0 CAA Kickoff: 1 p.m. Radio/TV/Web: GoRhody.com URI issues in a new era under first-year coach Darren Rizzi. Rizzi has scrapped former coach Tim Stowers' run-heavy offense and has vowed......
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12:35 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Site: Arute Field, New Britain, Conn. Records: Bryant, 0-0; Central Connecticut, 0-0. Kickoff: 5 p.m. Radio: WOON (1240-AM) Bryant plays its first game as a Division I member tomorrow in New Britain. The Bulldogs will play six of their 10......
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12:31 PM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Shalise Manza Young's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the penchant of the Patriots' defense for looking really bad on first drives, the latest on the backup quarterback battle and the chances of......
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11:51 AM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Josh Beckett's date with Dr. James Andrews, whether the Sox would consider another trade to pick up a veteran pitcher, Jon Lester's outstanding (and unrewarded)......
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10:26 AM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Marc Topkin St. Petersburg Times ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Rays are beyond doing things easy. Now it's just a matter of getting them done. Thursday, it was another tense, one-run win over the Blue Jays, 3-2. Another step......
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9:24 AM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - A new era in University of Rhode Island football is about to start. The Rams open the 2008 season at home on Saturday against non-league foe Monmouth. Gone are former coach Tim Stowers and his......
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9:18 AM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK - What started with the Bambino ended with the Giambino. Until Jason Giambi crushed a home run in the seventh inning Thursday, it appeared all that was left for Yankee Stadium was......
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9:11 AM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Ken Davidoff Newsday NEW YORK - Their 3-2 walk-off victory over the Red Sox allowed a little euphoria and relief into the Yankees' clubhouse for a day, but no one should kid himself. There will be no sprint to......
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8:59 AM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Omar Kelly South Florida Sun Sentinel DAVIE, Fla. - The talk is tough. The Northeast slang is thick. The attitude oozes machismo. If you spotted Tony Sparano III out about town, it would be quite understandable to mistake him......
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8:44 AM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Good morning. It was a disheartening end to a generally successful road trip for the Red Sox, with the Yankees picking up a stunning come-from-behind victory and the Sox announcing that Josh Beckett won't pitch tonight after all. Joe McDonald......
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8:42 AM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
New England Revolution forward Taylor Twellman and goalkeeper Matt Reis (both players seen in photo at right) will run a free soccer clinic from 1 to 2 p.m. today (time changed from 2 to 3 p.m.) at Patriot Place Plaza......
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6:44 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the link to read McAdam's story.......
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5:56 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Chris Venditto Email
The Boston Celtics will host the Cleveland Cavaliers in a preseason game at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Friday, Oct. 10 with tip-off at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. at the Dunkin' Donuts......
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4:50 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY SEAN McADAM Journal Sports Writer NEW YORK -- Josh Beckett, who has not pitched since Aug. 17 because of numbness in his fingers that have sparked fears of an elbow problem, will not pitch Friday night. While the Red......
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3:24 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The Providence Bruins announced today that the parent Boston Bruins have signed unrestricted free agent defensemen Ryan Stokes and Mike Egener. Stokes, 25, enters his fifth season of professional hockey after spending last year with the AHL's Rockford IceHogs. There......
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3:14 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
NEW YORK (AP) - Joba Chamberlain thinks he could return to the New York Yankees next week, and he expects to be used out of the bullpen. On the disabled list with rotator cuff tendinitis, Chamberlain threw 45 pitches off......
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1:25 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Tom's report is online now. Click here to find it.......
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12:45 PM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Red Sox newcomer Mark Kotsay is in the lineup today playing right field. It was obvious after Wednesday's game he has quickly meshed well in his new surroundings. He was hanging with Mike Lowell - the two played together in......
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11:07 AM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: a possible low-water mark in Yankee history, how the Red Sox' late season moves have succeeded where the Yankees' have not, Dustin Pedroia's remarkable season,......
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10:17 AM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By Tom Rock Newsday Seven months after meeting in the Super Bowl, the Giants and Patriots will face each other in what will essentially be the Stunt Double Bowl. On the heels of losing defensive end Osi Umenyiora for the......
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9:47 AM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Maybe the real problem is not so much headlines like this one, at right, in the New York Daily News, but the fact that the Post kept the Yankees off the back page entirely in favor of the crosstown rival......
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8:37 AM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By Michael S. Schmidt The New York Times SARASOTA, Fla. - Officials trying to prop up the sagging economy here are convinced they have found a remedy: annexing a piece of Red Sox Nation. Boston's on-the-field success in recent years......
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8:29 AM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Phelps is going to risk looking like a fish out of water - pipe in the laughter any time - when he makes his acting debut next month on "Saturday Night Live." The humble record-breaking......
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8:21 AM Thu, Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Good morning. The Red Sox continue to make Yankee fans feel sad, Sean McAdam sees a positive trend in the Mark Kotsay deal, Kevin McNamara examines PC's new seat-license fees, and Shalise Manza Young previews the Patriots' final preseason tilt.......
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4:10 PM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Padres optioned rookie right-handed pitcher Josh Banks and right-handed pitcher Bryan Corey to Triple-A Portland on Wednesday. Corey, who started the season with the Red Sox, was activated from the 15-day disabled list......
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3:18 PM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer PROVIDENCE - Providence College basketball fans are about to learn that progress comes with a cost. With the Friars set to enjoy the now-completed, $80-million face-lift at the Dunkin' Donuts Center this season, they......
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2:01 PM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Red Sox have announced that they have completed a trade with the Atlanta Braves to obtain outfielder Mark Kotsay. The team will send Luis Sumoza, a 20-year-old outfielder who is hitting .301 at Single-A Lowell, to the Braves in......
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1:13 PM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Right-hander Craig Hansen, struggling with his control since being traded to Pittsburgh last month, was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday. The Pirates picked up the contract of right-hander Jesse Chavez from their top farm club. Hansen,......
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12:01 PM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Last night's sloppy effort by A-Rod and the Yanks, Tim Wakefield coming off the DL and picking up a win, tonight's matchup with Sidney Ponson,......
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11:36 AM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The celebrity web site TMZ is reporting today that Tom Brady just closed on an $11-million deal to buy a plot of land in California (reportedly on Arnold Schwarzenegger's street). Brady grew up in California, and his parents, son and......
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10:29 AM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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Former Red Sox catcher Rich Gedman, now manager of the independent league Worcester Tornadoes, unleashed a "profanity-laced tirade" directed at a newspaper beat reporter because Gedman was upset about the way the reporter covered a surprise visit by Roger Clemens......
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9:20 AM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Howard Ulman AP Sports Writer FOXBORO - The New England Patriots have a deep group of experienced running backs and just one more exhibition game before they decide which ones to keep. So improvement is more important than the......
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9:01 AM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pete Caldera The Record (Hackensack N.J.) NEW YORK - For merely fielding a grounder in the eighth inning, Alex Rodriguez heard nothing but boos from the fans at Yankee Stadium - many of them bound for the exits. With......
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8:54 AM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By Mason Levinson Bloomberg Hall-of-Fame Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski left a Boston hospital a week after undergoing triple-bypass heart surgery. The release of Yastrzemski, the last player to claim baseball's Triple Crown, was confirmed in an e-mail today from......
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8:40 AM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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Gordon Edes of Yahoo Sports is reporting that the Red Sox have acquired outfielder Mark Kotsay in a deal with the Atlanta Braves, pending a physical. Edes attributed the story to an anonymous baseball souce with knowledge of the deal.......
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8:34 AM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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Good morning. The Red Sox win the first game of their three-game series at Yankee Stadium, Sean McAdam describes how Boston turned the House that Ruth Built from a house of horrors to a house of redemption, the Patriots make......
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7:20 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- A New Jersey inventor says he has come up with a way to take that aluminum "ping" out of youth baseball and the broken bat out of the national pastime, while making the game a......
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7:08 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Sarasota County commissioners are approving the purchase of more than an acre of land for a spring training stadium to help lure the Red Sox away from Fort Myers. Commissioners voted 4-0 Tuesday to pay $4.8 million......
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7:04 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Seven-time New York Giants Pro Bowler Michael Strahan is staying retired. "This has been one of the toughest nights of my life," Strahan told FoxSports.com in a story released Tuesday afternoon. "But after long deliberation and......
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6:46 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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On a beautiful day in August, the talk in the URI athletic department today was about men's basketball. In late afternoon, the Atlantic 10 announced the conference schedule for this winter. We told everyone about that a couple hours......
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4:51 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Patriots included two veterans -- fullback Kyle Eckel and cornerback Jason Webster -- among their five cuts, which were announced moments ago. They also placed offensive lineman Stephen Neal on the reserve/physically unable to perform list because of a......
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4:30 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The URI men's basketball team will not waste any time getting into the full swing of Atlantic 10 play this winter. The conference today released the dates and sites (but not the times) for all men's basketball conference games......
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4:29 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Pawtucket Red Sox - who have already clinched a playoff spot in the upcoming International League Governors' Cup Playoffs - received some more good news today with the announcement of the postseason IL All-Star team and year-end award winners.......
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4:01 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer NEW YORK -- It appears the Red Sox have placed outfielder J.D. Drew on the disabled list and recalled Joe Thurston from Pawtucket. Drew has not played the last six games due to a......
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3:01 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com is reporting that the Red Sox and Phillies are talking to the Braves about outfielder Mark Kostay.......
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2:58 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Journal Sports Writer NEWPORT - With his long-time friend Jerry Kirby on the bow, Newport skipper Ken Read sailed out of Narragansett Bay this morning, heading for Spain and the start of the Volvo Ocean Race around......
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2:49 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK - Major League Baseball has reversed its long-standing opposition to instant replay and will allow umpires to check video on home run calls in series that start Thursday, a person familiar with......
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1:22 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Peyton Manning is finally healthy enough to start practicing with the Indianapolis Colts. Coach Tony Dungy says the team activated the two-time NFL MVP on Tuesday, clearing the way for him to begin working out with his......
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1:19 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Patriots reporter Shalise Manza Young reports that Tom Brady was not on the practice field today as his teammates went through today's workout. Before practice, there were a set of crutches at Brady's locker, but it is not known if......
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12:54 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Why the Yankees need to win this series, what has made the Red Sox better than the Yankees to this point in the season, Tim......
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12:40 PM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Both Peter King and Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman have picked the Patriots to win the Super Bowl in Sports Illustrated's annual pro football preview issue. King has the Pats beating the Cowboys, 30-16, in the Super Bowl. Zimmerman -- who......
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11:52 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) - Retired New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan will have the amount of child support for his twin daughters recalculated by a lower court. The New Jersey state appeals court reversed the $18,000 a month awarded......
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11:18 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Former Cowboys and Dolphins coach Jimmy Johnson, now a commentator on FOX' NFL broadcasts, thinks the Patriots "will still be at the top [of the AFC East] . . . [and will] still be one of the top teams in......
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10:33 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
On the off-chance that either of the games tonight or tomorrow at Yankee Stadium ends after, say, four hours or less, Red Sox and Yankee fans might want to check out ESPN's Baseball Tonight, which will announce its picks for......
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10:22 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Detroit Free Press reports today that the disappointing Tigers have placed left-hander Kenny Rogers on waivers, and that the team is hoping to move Rogers before Sunday, the deadline for teams to set their postseason rosters. Buster Olney of......
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10:15 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics signed their first-round draft pick J.R. Giddens on Tuesday. The 6-foot-5 point guard, the 30th pick in the draft, averaged 16.3 points and 8.8 rebounds for New Mexico during his senior season. The 23-year-old......
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10:01 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Bob Molinaro The Virginian-Pilot If we go strictly by the numbers, even ignoring the riveting drama he's brought to the Beijing Games, Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time. In America, we tuned in each night to......
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9:53 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Dave Anderson The New York Times "The Red Sox Are Coming," with apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Paul Revere (if he had been a Yankee fan): "He said to his friend, `If the Red Sox march "For the......
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9:00 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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A little more than a week ago, Manny Ramirez was a big-time force as his Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Philadelphia Phillies in four games at Dodger Stadium. From Friday through Monday, Ramirez was a big-time disappointment as the Phillies......
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8:25 AM Tue, Aug 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Good morning. Joe McDonald asks members of the 2008 Red Sox what it means to be playing the franchise's last games at the current Yankee Stadium, Robert Lee tells us what makes Ray Ventrone valuable to the Pats, and Jim......
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8:59 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player -- too good, it turns out. The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of......
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7:49 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
PHILADELPHIA -- Veteran NHL defenseman Bryan Berard will attempt to make an NHL club on a tryout contract, after being invited to training camp with the Philadelphia Flyers. "Bryan has been around a number of years now (and) he has......
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3:40 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Former Red Sox players Vern Stephens, Wes Ferrell, Carl Mays and Mickey Vernon are among 10 players whose careers began before 1943 who will be considered by the Hall of Fame's constituted Veterans Committee when it......
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3:29 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning might be activated by the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday, although the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player is not expected to play in the team's final preseason game Thursday night. Manning underwent surgery July 14 to......
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3:16 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Filed earlier today by Shalise Manza Young on the PatsBlog: The Patriots are holding their first on-field practice of the week on the lower practice field, and are wearing shells and shorts. The story today is about who was on......
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3:07 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - It's official. Chad Pennington is the Miami Dolphins' starting quarterback. Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said Monday that Pennington will start the Sept. 7 season opener in Miami against his former team, the New York Jets. Pennington......
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3:00 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Kudos to Coach K. To paraphrase that old sportswriter, Billy Shakespeare, I have come to praise Mike Krzyzewski, not to bury him. That's a bit different from the tack I took earlier this year, after his Duke University Blue Devils,......
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2:08 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Two fundraisers have been planned to support the Jamie Coyle Fund, established through Citizens Bank to help raise money for 12-year-old Cumberland hockey player Jamie Coyle, who suffered a stroke while playing in a tournament on Aug. 9. The first......
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2:02 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tom Canavan AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants moved Mathias Kiwanuka back to defensive end to replace the injured Osi Umenyiora on Monday, a decision that decreases the already slim chances of the Super......
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1:59 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Click the play button below to hear Shalise Manza Young's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the special teams lapses that led to two Philadelphia touchdowns Friday night, Stephen Gostkowski's impressive exhibition performance, the chances of Tom Brady playing Thursday......
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1:41 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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AP photo / Matt Dunham Cuba's Angel Valodia Matos kicks match referee Chakir Chelbat in the face during a bronze medal match against Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov in the men's taekwondo +80 kilogram class. HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro on......
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12:45 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brian Mahoney AP Basketball Writer BEIJING (AP) - The 2008 Olympic celebrations were barely under way and Jerry Colangelo was already thinking about work. "They forgot this was a six-year commitment," USA Basketball's managing director said at the press......
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12:18 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Yesterday's gritty win in Toronto, a very poor week for Boston starting pitchers, injuries hurting the depth of the starting lineup, and the implications of......
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11:46 AM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, a guest on WEEI's Dennis and Callahan Show this morning, did not have any prediction as to whether he will play in New England's preseason finale on Thursday night against the New York Giants.......
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10:33 AM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Bob Glauber Newsday By all accounts, the Colts, Patriots and Chargers are considered the favorites to win their respective divisions and possibly make a run for the Super Bowl. In a conference overflowing with quality teams, these three AFC......
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10:08 AM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Baumbach Newsday BALTIMORE - It's so tempting to declare the Yankees' playoff hopes a lost cause, because they've offered us no tangible reason to believe otherwise. Their injury-plagued pitching staff is too thin. Their lineup of former All-Stars......
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8:27 AM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tim Cowlishaw The Dallas Morning News For those of you who have followed the National Football League only for the past 20 years, start preparing yourself for a rude awakening. You don't remember the nine-game season followed by a......
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8:08 AM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Good morning. Team USA finds redemption on the basketball court, Jed Lowrie continues to be Mr. Clutch at shortstop, and Patriots fans continue to wonder when they'll see Tom Brady playing football again. Click here to download the file in......
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